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0. McDANIE L.

TABLE. APPLICATION FILED JAN-25. 1915.

1,166,700. Patented Jan/L, 1916.

wi/tueooao OMAR MQ'DANIELQQF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented; Jan, 4, 1%16.

Application filed January 25, 1915. Serial No. 4,285.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OMAR MODANIEL, a citizenof the United States, residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTables, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in tables, and an objectof the inven tion is to provide a device of this general characterhaving novel and improved means whereby the same is readily portable andwhen not in use may be so compacted as to occupy a minimum of space. 1

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a device ofthis general character having novel and improved means whereby thesupporting member or leaf may be adjusted as desired relative to thesurface upon which it is mounted. V

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my-improved tablewhereby certain important advantages are attained and the device isrendered simpler, less expensive and otherwisemore convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will .be carefully defined in theappended claim.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawingswherein Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a table constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a detailsectional view illustrating the connection between the table and thesupporting members therefor; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, partly insection and partly in elevation, illustrating in detail the operativeconnection between certain of the members comprised in the supportingmechanism.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes the supportingmember or leaf having hingedly secured to the longitudinal marginsthereof, the extension leaves 2 which may be readily folded over themember or leaf 1 when desired.

Pivotally secured, as at 3, at substantially the axial center of theleaf or member 1 is a rod 4 adapted to telescopingly engage theelongated tubular member 5, the relative adjustments of the rod 1 andmember 5 beingmaintained in a conventional manner under the influence ofa clamping screw 6 disposed through the upper extremity of the member 5and adapted to coact with the rod l; Slidably engaged with the member 5is a sleeve 7 having pivotally secured, thereto the supporting legs 8,while the lower extremity of the member 5 has fixedly secured thereto acollar 9 to which is pivotally engaged the bracing links 10, which inturn are pivotally engaged, as at 11, with the legs 8 at a predeterminedpoint intermediate the lengths thereof. The movement of the sleeve 7independently ofthe member 5 is under control of a conventional clampingmember 12 threaded through the sleeve 7 and coacting, in a well knownway, with the member 5. As is believed to be self-evident, the legs 8and the member 5 may be readily compacted to occupy a minimum of spaceupon release of the sleeve 7, and such legs may be readily separatedinto supporting position under the influence of the collar 7.

Pivotally engaged with each of the bracing links 10 intermediate thelength thereof, as at 1 1, is an elongated rod 15 in telescopicengagement with the tubular member 16 pivotally engaged, as at 17, withthe leaf or member 1, an operative connection between the rod 15 andmember 16 being maintained under influence of the conventional clampingmember 18, herein disclosed as suitably directed through the lowerextremity of the member 16 and adapted to coact with the rod 15. I

As is believed to be self-evident, the telescopic coaction between therods 15 and the tubular member 16 permits a ready and convenientadjustment of the member or leaf 1 relative to the surface on which thedevice is positioned and especially to arrange said member or leaf 1 ina horizontal or level position.

I also find it of advantage in practice to have in swivel engagementwith'each of the rods 15 the ring member 19 through which the legs 8 aredirected, whereby it will be perceived that upon movement of the sleeve7 to fold the legs- 8, the rods 15 will be also adjusted into compactposition relative to the member 5, and vice versa.

While I have shown the member 16 as pivotally engaged with the leaf ormember 1, it is to be understood that said member 16 may be free ofconnection therewith as the device will operate with equal facility byhaving the leaf or member 1 simply in contact with the members 16.

From the foregoing description, it is heught to be obvious that a tablecontructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple andcomparatively inez'pensive nature and is particularly Well use by reasonof the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and itwill also be obvious that my intention is susceptible of some change andmodification without material departure from the principles and spiritthereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself to the precise ar rangement and formation of the several partsherein shown in carrying out my in- YQIltlOIl in practice.

I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a leaf, an elongatedmember operatively engaged with said leaf at substantially the aXialcenter thereof, a sleeve slidably mounted upon the elongated meml' er,locking means carried by the sleeve for maintaining the same againstmovement independently of the elongated member, legs operatively engagedwith the sleeve, brace links operatively engaged with the legs and withthe outer extremity of the elongated member, additional elongatedmembers operatively engaged with the bracing linlrs and with the leaf,and rings in swivel connection with the last named elongated mem bersand through which the legs are dir cted.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

Oli IAR MGDANIEL. Witnesses C. 'EnMoNsoN, D. G. KEssLER.

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